Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

But two fists are no match for four hands. No matter how good she is at fighting, there will always be times when she can't take care of things. If the refugees take advantage of her and she can't come back to help in time, everyone must at least be able to protect themselves. They can't expect to kill a few people on the other side, but they can pick up hoes, kitchen knives and other weapons to protect themselves in times of crisis, and try to hold on for a while, at least until she can pull her hands away.

Therefore, everyone must work together and not lose their composure.

Third, never betray your family members.

Including Xiaocao, since they stay, they are part of the family. Does it matter whether their surname is Chen or Lin?

As long as we have the same heart, take care of each other and support each other, we are a family.

Family members should not hurt each other. If there are conflicts, they can be mediated internally. When encountering problems, you should unite and face the outside world. Don't stab those who trust and protect you.

These are the three requirements that Lin Xiaoyue put forward to everyone, and they are also the three rules. If everyone can keep them, no matter how difficult the journey is, they can still see the hope of survival; if they cannot keep them, then they will go their separate ways and never have anything to do with each other again.

……

After Lin Xiaoyue finished speaking, she was not in a hurry for everyone to express their opinions. She had to leave some time for everyone to think and digest it.

It was not until the evening, when everyone had finished their last meal in the cave, packed up all their belongings, and got into the car in an orderly manner, that she waved her hand, and the group left the cave where they had lived for most of half a month at night, and continued on their journey towards the endless escape road with an unknown end.

On the following journey, except for Xiao Si and Xiao Wu who followed their normal schedule, the rest of the group changed to resting during the day and traveling at night. Not for anything else, before meeting up with the main force, they had only one goal, which was to save their lives.

During the day, there were many people and eyes, and there was surplus food and mule carts. But in the eyes of a group of refugees with disheveled hair and sunken eyes, as if they had suffered a serious illness, that was original sin, and they were fat sheep walking around.

It would be unjust not to kill you.

It would be better to speed up their pace at night when the refugees were resting and reorganizing, and there were few pedestrians on the road, so they would not attract attention. If they were lucky, they could catch up with the team from Linjia Village in ten days or half a month.

Once they found the organization and enjoyed the shade under the big tree, they no longer had to be so tense and could relax.

……

People say it is difficult to travel at night, and it is really difficult.

Chen Xiaocao drove the mule cart, pulling Old Man Lin and Miao, who were sitting on a cart, to lead the way. The cart was also loaded with the family's large items of clothing, bedding, grain, pickled vegetables and other items.

Lin Xiaoyue and Lin Zhaodi were walking behind, each pushing a shopping cart. There were small fours and small fives in the baskets respectively. There was a shopping basket on the bottom frame, which was filled with miscellaneous items and some small bags of rice, flour, grain, oil, etc.

No matter what, everyone understands the principle of diversifying risks and not putting all eggs in one basket.

After two days of exposure to the sun, the ground was mostly dry, but there were still many potholes in the mud. If people were not careful, they would slip and slide on it, not to mention the mule cart. When the wheel of the cart got stuck in the mud, Lin Xiaoyue handed the shopping cart to Lin Zhaodi, who was standing beside her, and pushed it out of the potholes and continued to move forward.

But after they set out on the road, they discovered that they were not the only family traveling at night like them. They could see one or two refugees every few dozen meters, and it was obvious that these people had the same idea as them.

Lin Xiaoyue wanted to stop one or two families to ask about their current situation. But most of them looked pale and walked with a limp. As for those who had mule carts or donkey carts like their family, they were all wrapped up tightly and just kept their heads down to hurry on. They didn't care about their family, which was weak in yin and yang and looked like it would not last for a few more days.

Lin Xiaoyue had no choice but to ask a family that looked similar to them.

There were five people in that family. Although they had no animals to pull the cart, the man who was pushing the cart looked tall, strong and powerful. On the cart sat an elderly couple, a plump daughter-in-law who looked like she had never suffered from hunger or hardship, and an adult son who was guarding the frame.

When Lin Xiaoyue intercepted them, the other party immediately took a defensive posture. Lin Xiaoyue approached them politely and asked them. Since they did not pose any threat and did not seem to be asking for food, the family let her get closer to talk.

In this world, the poorer you are, the more terrifying it is. If they want to take your life, they will take your life.

Lin Xiaoyue quietly explained that she had no ill intentions and just wanted to ask about the situation in the town and the surrounding area. She also took out two multi-grain steamed buns and handed them to the other party.

The son of that family saw that she was clean and had no ill intentions, so he thought for a moment before answering her.

They came from the border, and the government offices in all the counties and towns along the way were in chaos. Many refugees who had fled from nowhere not only broke into people's homes and looted them for a bite of food, but some even broke into government offices and killed the officials. Their round heads were hung on the city walls as a demonstration.

Lin Xiaoyue was shocked. She had only been hiding for half a month, but the outside world was already in such a mess? This was too bold.

You have to know that there is only a fine line between refugees and mobs.

Refugees are people who have no place to live and are forced to leave their original place of residence due to natural disasters or man-made disasters.

Even if the initial motive of the mob was just to get enough food and clothing to keep warm and fill their stomachs, once they took risks and resorted to violence to seize the achievements of others, especially when they got excited and started killing officials, it was like opening Pandora's box, and the situation got out of control.

Destruction, plunder and ruin are never the best options to solve problems.

The killing cannot be started. Once it challenges the system and laws of the dynasty, when the court retaliates, it will resort to force to suppress it, and the only ones who will be hurt will always be the civilians.

Apart from those who just arrived, the larger Wuyue Town is still in chaos. The refugees who fled into the town only broke into the houses and robbed, and have not been forced to the point of killing.

But heavy rains continued for more than ten days, and even the indigenous people could not bear it. Those who could leave left as soon as the rain stopped.

As for the small villages below, they were probably also affected, with countless families broken up and people killed.

To express her gratitude, Lin Xiaoyue gave the other party two more steamed buns before turning around and returning to her own team.

Although she was very careful, her action of taking out food still caught the attention of some people. Before she even got close to her family, she was blocked by several burly men.

"Little girl, what did you give them just now?"

"Yes, take it out quickly to honor your grandfather and us, otherwise..."

A fierce voice filled with threats and intimidation came towards Lin Xiaoyue.

Seeing this, Father Lin and the others who were standing at a distance felt their hearts sink and hurriedly shouted, "Brothers, please be kind. That's our daughter. She just wants to ask for directions. Please don't make things difficult for her."